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Vr-_.. PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1893.
1,1MrI X '( ITI I:- ----
SENA'lOR BU fLER TELLS WHERE HE
STANDS ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
HIe Is f0r Fire.) Cuinao-Almn Favoris the
Itepeal cof the Sheimano Lawv, 1-leovded
the State lank Tax Is lCepealed.
"i
COLUMBIA, S. C., May 24.-The Jour
nal, of this city, published the follow
ing interview last Iweek with Senator
Butler:
"Do you think an -xtra Etssion of
Congress wili bo cail- d by the Presi
dent ?" asked a Journal reporter of Sena
tor Butler, who was in the ciy yes!er
day.
"Yes. The understa,nding when I
left Washington. two days ago, was
that Congress will be conveied the first
or middle of Seutember. Whether the
late d 'et.ion ol the S;upreme Court.
declarbg thle Chinese exclu,ion act
constitutional auld the complications
which may a rise Irom it will req ui re an
earlier session, c iloot now bu deter
mined, but my impro ssion is that. it
will not."
"Do you anticip-ito any friction or
divisions in the )amocratic party over
the tariff?"
".No; not worth speaking of. Now
that the Democratic party is, for the
first time since the war, in possession of
all the branches of the government I
think A4 shall be able to make a satis
factory readjustment of the tariff, and
relieve the people of excessive and in
necessary taxation."
"Ilas ir; been decided what plan of re
adjustment will be adopted?"
"I think not, definitely. I an inl
clined to the opinion, however, that the
general scheme will be the lines of the
Mills bill, with perhaps a heavier reduc
tion in most of the schedules, and an en
largement ot the free list."
"But, Senator, will not the D 'emocrat
ic Congress be much embar assed by tihe
extravagance of the lRepublicin adinin
istrati2n, depletion of the tre.sury and
increae(t expen(itures?"
"Unquestionably, and it will r(quire
all the wisdom of all the thoughtful
Democrat3 in every branch of the gov
-rnment to meet successfully the terri
ble burdens left upon the country by the
Harrison adiministration. The enor
mous appropriations for pensions, run
ning anywhere from $150,000,000 to
$180,000,000, with the other necessary
expenses of the government, will strain
the resources of the countiy, but you
know a ieduction of the tariff will in
crease the revenues and I have hopes
we shall impose an income tax, so that
with prudence and economy in Conduct
ing the affairs of the government we
may 3easonably expect to get. al-ng
without much trouble."
"11ow about the finam ial legisla
tion ?"
"Ab! There is the stumbling block.
Both parties are divided onl linancial
legislation and I fear sHriOus dillicul
ties."
"I[ave you views you cale to express
on the financial problem ? What would
be your solution of it ?"
"Well, that's . very 'sarchin' ques
tion,' as Vance would siy, but it 3ou
can stand the deliverance of my views,
I think I can, although I muot abbre
viate. In the first place, let me say I
4 am in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. When I entered tne
Senate, and tile subject was new to me,
my inclinations were the other way,
but after investigation I became sAtie
lied 'hat binetalismn in its fullest ense
was the proper thing for this country
an(d have since acted on that theory.
It is proper to say in this connection,
however, what I have said in -e.
bate-that many of the advocates of
froe coimav,.() areally exagertte from
their standpoini, th advantages and
benelits of unlimited free coinage of
silver; and, on t,he other hanid, the op.
ponents11 greatly exaggerate, from their
point of view, the evils to flow f ronm it.
In my judgnment the free coinage of
silver wouild aiford patrtial financial re
lief, by increasini the circulatong medi
uim somiewhat, but it cotubl niot possi
bly amount to a goI-: de, I, tee Ce. or 0(
the limWit upon the supply of bullhon
and the limited capatcit.y of the mint?s
4 for coinage. I say, thietefore, the reliel
in the dlirectioni udicated wvould be
scarcely apprec-iable under our pcresent
financial systuiu. I havye never give'n
any weight, to the alarmis petriodically
souned by monomttiiet a?ists that , we
shall be sent to finanrciat pe~r(hition if
we adopt free coinage. 'Tihemir prognios
ticattions of rumii at< dis1 aster have too
of ten proven fall icious tj nut it le themc
to muech !onlsidert,ion. Them lhermn
law has lately bceen used aso a clb Iby
Wall stre et to fore thle Secretary oft the
Tlreasu ry, A\Ir. Carlisle, to issuec bonds
to maintain the one hun tdric.d iniio tn
gol reserve i eq li red bcy law to bei. kept
ini the treasury ;c' -wetirit v for the~
three hund(red andi h, ym~ icrillionu
gr-(i.'enbacks, butt a lit t - wIh< I si me pluck
* andt( i ndept oenice iin tic' *-eretary~ 's
part h as tatught,. a valu abb)- less cn am mi
set, a most istruict ive I rec:<eient . TheI
Secrety would niot beeome paniue
stricken, so W alli-.re-e-t conchluded it
would not pay to push thce pan1ic Ibui.
ness too far and hasu got, to be-harving
itself again."
"'Would you vote~ for the repeal of'
t he Sher mani la w ?"
"I care nothing albouit the Shmermian
law; am11 ini no sense resRponsible foir it,
but I would not, conisent, to it,s repeal
and thereby totally dh moniti-za silver
agaiki. If those who4 ar-e so aitiXoui ti
get rIid of flee paurcluane of silIve~r und1(er
the bherman law will couple with its
repeal a sectlont to repeal the ten per
4cent, tax on the Stat e bcank circulation
I would vo o for it. TIhe repeal of the
ten per centI. tax on St ate bcanmk circu -
latuon wotuldi settle the Iinanicial qes
tion for a elucsrter Oh a cenitiury. We
might theni coini all t,he silver In t he
world and our State banks could absorb
it as security for their cIrculation and
the mainteniance of whatevet- bcanik re
serve that might be require d. We
should have all the ceurrency, a local
currency if yotu please, to t ransact the
business of the coutntry. Tlhis cur ren
cy may be made ats sound and safe as
the national bank cuirrecv. I am in
clined to think from what' I ktiow of
the opinions of leading D)emocrats, mon
very hIgh in the counclis of the p)arty',
that this will be our way outt of the
financial differences; nameuly, at repeal
of the3 She-rman law, c(;uptled with the
repeal of the 10 per cent. tax on State
bank cIrculation, ande a graduated in
corni tax. If the Deomocratic party
will do this aiid readjust the tariff, we
shall hear no more of financial troubles
for twenty fIve years. The D)emocratic
m1iruto munuimy as ir, wouia aeserve
to do, and Third partyism would dis
appear from the face of the earth.
That is my financial platform." i
"When do yott return to Washing
ton ?"
"I have not decided delinitely. Te
Senate blocked out work enough for 1
my committee, inter-State commerce,
to employ me for three months, but I
shall appoint a sub-committee, I think f
and spend the greater part of my h< li-' <
day at home." d
"Do you care to say anything on the e
subject of State politics?"
"Not now. I have said enough for tlI
the present. Some other time I will n:
discuss State politics with you it' you
care to hear mne." 1)
r(
FINAL RESTING PLACE
y
Vor Iie Itnumains of Ilon. .I iirerson i).vis 0
at Iticlhm1o1nd Va.
WAsiHINTON, May 25.-Major J. c
Taylor Ellyson of Richmond, president i
of the Jeff Davis Monument Associa- A
tion, and Miss Winnie Davis, will leave
New York Thursday, the 25th instant, e
at 4:30 p. in., in a special Pullman sleep- I
er on the vestibuled limited over the
Pnnsylvania and Richmond and Dan
ville Railroads, arriving in New Or
leans at 7:25 a. m. Saturday, May 27th.
The Davis funeral train will leave L
New Orleans over the Louisville and if
Nashville Railroad at 7:50 p. m. Sun. X
day, May 28th, reaching Montgomery eI
the next morning at 6:10, where a halt
of five hours will be made and the re- el
mains of Mr. Davis removed to the aI
State Capitol, where he was inaugutat- P
ed President of the Confederate States,
in which building special services will
be held. ul
The journey will be resumed at 11:10 t
a. in. Monday, May 29th, reaching At
lanta at 4:30 o'clock the same afternoon
where the remains will be taken to the
Capitol building and lie in state for 01
several hours. Leaving Atlanta at 8 0
p. m. over the Richmond and Danville at
Railroad the train will stop at (reen- w
ville, S. C., at midnight for ten or 1i f- hi
teen minutes. la
The next, halt will be matte at G2'reens- aI
boro, N. C., Tuesday, 9-45 a. in. for i1
breakfast, proceeding thence to Ra- ,
leigh, N. C., arriving at 10:45 a. m1.
where the remains will again be taken I
to the capitol building and lie in state
until 2 p. m., whence the funeral train
will go direct to Richmond, arriving at m
11 p. in. May 30.
At Richmond the remaius will lie in 1'
state in the capitol building until 3 p. S
mn., May 31st, when they will be re- C
moved to lollywood Cemetery, the _
place of final interment, which was se- o
lected by Mrs. Jefferson Davis on the ti
occasion of her visit to Richmond in o
November, 189.' It
The railroad cimpanies have author
ied low excursion rates to each point c
along the line where the train will
stop, in order to afford the public an V
opportunity to attend the ceremonies E
to be hold at such points. a
The funeral train will arrive at a
Greenvilie, S. C., between 1 and 2 p. i a
On the arrival of the train at the Air a
Line station, the survivors and the wi
military companies will be drawn up a
in line to receive the funeral cortege, u
and a brief address will be made by the o
president of the survivors association, h,
to which response will be given by
Alayor Ellyson of' Richmond, or soni
one designated by him.
The committee in charge of the floral
decorations, which will be contributed 01
by the Ladlies' Memorial Association, h)
will then discharge the duty assigned
them, and place the floral tributes upon L
the casket contai..ing the remains of
Mr. )avis. fe
If an opportunity is allowed,the stir c(
vivors, military, ladles anti citizens nt
generally will pass through the car con
LAining ihe casket.
As the train leaves the stationi, tihe
military wi!. ire three volleys, ~ cich
is the cu~stomary salute on funeral oc
u.asi Ois..........
Wanted to) be Hange,S
COLUMBIA, S. C., May 25.-A gen.- St
Ileman who had just arrivedl ii t, ic cit,y
Iiom 'iuircns County 3 est.erday morn- ip
Lng tol Thei legist,er rep)orter of some i
Louh treatment, administered Loa negro oi,
in that count,y. Yesterday a ne.gro D
ibout 17 years old r'alped a cloi'ed gIrl i
sbout, 6 year's old, near. Mr. .Flcminwg's i
plantation, some seven nxiles Iromi La*~u-M
rena courl, houise. Ae soon1 as the (ias- tim
tardly crime bcame known a mob of
ae roes gatheired and cap)turedl ,he young th
rapist. The1 crowd was Iearfully enrnaged th~
:111( was det.erilned to e'al decathi to
dibe liend(. l'(el:artiOns were maiide to
launch him in to eairly, butt somne of' er
Lhe crowd did not, believe in lynich la,v &
51d( strcennously o (pposed t,be wvishes of s
the maltjor'I,y to8 srimg uil thme prisoner. ot.
A L, one ime a light bietweeni thle two(
aniitnthntii factiotns alppeared imimi..ent, so
but thl:s w.~as aiverited by3 aS comipromise, M
it beiing determmedtO to give thle boy 4100 ti
I shes iusteadl of hanugltg him i. Several et
sitil .vat. men immecdiate3ly pirepared to li
lay on the lasht. They dlid so with Iirent ei,
voor andl h)eirr t hey hadc gone very far
ii e boy beL' Jed themii hnig hiim as a imore
me'rc' i I ul ny ol utin '1jg him to (death,
II : ileadin( I;iixwere ol no' avail, for t,he w'
lull mnea-ur'e was labl upon his back and ai
lilt on so vig rouldy that, wvilen the. work t
Wai,t inisited lie was not, itidh mnore aully 3
thani he wouild lhave been liad they hiunge
it I,aokii itad, It
10i miiI A, N. V'., Mayv 21. Mayor l)av. a
i:1 (. 1l o iou I ills morninii made a p~
general assignmnem,. for thle benelit of hi
creditors, mak ing thle F,li ira National th
Bank, which closett its doors yesl ei (hay. 11
a preferred creditor. Th'le niathinal y
bank Is in thle h'tmds of a banik ex'ami. r
ner. The run on the E.lmira Savimgs ii
Banik comntinumes, arndall depositorshavi~.r
ing les,s than $100 are beiing paid. Tihie it
savings bank may be able to ptay ever'iy 0
dlollar, andl the probability Is that every II
dollar will be taken out. Schedule~ "A"
in the assignment places llobinsoi's
indebtedness to the Elmira National,
Bank for overdraf ts, his own paper and (
notes endorsed by him at $258,000M. 1 're
ferences otide of the bank aggregate ~
$55,000. 'The hilng of the assignment,
createdl great excitement, and the ~
county clerk's oflice Is besieged by hiun
dreds of people atnxiouis to see the docui
menmt.
Muznrtlar in a Court itoomi. y
lNDI)ANAi'OLIS, May 20.-At Danville &
Ind., this afternoon, Caleb Brown, r
president, of the Lebanon Natural (Gas J1
Company, shot Samuel Wesaner, one of 11
the~ most prominent lawyers ini 1Indi
ant'., killing him Instantly. The shoot- 'l
Ing occured in the court room direct ly1
im f'rnt of the .1nudge's desk. i f
THE GREAT COMMOFER.
tivelling tho 31..inent to Alexmnider
Stophimpq nt Crawfartiville. Ca.
CIRAWDFoiW'I ,IA, (a, May 24.
'oday is the greatcst, occasion Ln the
istorv of Crawfordville. Admirers
om all oter Georgia have congregated
> do honor to the memory of Alexau
Dr II. Stephens, he "groat Common
', at the tnviliung this aLrn on of
ie beautiful monumeit, erected to h's t
emory by the people of Georgia. .
About two thousand peopo wcre
resent this altlrnoon in the tyrove sur
lunding Liberty Iitll, for nearly fifty
ears the homne o' Alexander II. Ste phi- C
is, to witness thm ceremonies attend
it upon the un11veilillg of' the monu
tent io his hionor. The assembiv!e wus
ied to order at 2 p'lo. Vice lheS
lent Patrick Walh, of the Slephens
[onunental Association, presided.
The'(xercises were opened with prav
bV the R,v Il. E. L. Ilurris. II. Mi.
olden dCliVere1d the 01ening addre'ss,
ving the histort of' the S e m Me
orial Associat * ion.
The Ilon Patrick Walsh made an In
oductory a0dress at the close of which
ie monum.-n% was inveiled by- Miss
lary Corry, a grandirete or Mr S,eph
is.
The IIon Thomas M. N orwmd.! deliv
'ed the oratifion. lie spoke for ain hour
(1 id (juarter presenting the priiicpal
)it, mi the lite of S%cphlens.
The monument, is a tandsonI 3 tr.1
e of, Lranite and iniib!W," There tre
rce barvs, each slopi';- ell' mnaller
an tihe othle!r as they a'sc"nd towmard,'
C slop(e Oil which the statue staiitnds.
a these bases are sculv'.-ur1-d w reat.h
mI'llortelles and &uita le inscriplons.
Li the topmllost of tie basc- tands the
alue of' isrephenIs. I,. represen is hmC
hile the "Commonr'' stil! rutai111d
s full vigor, -and not as the invalid ol
!er yeats in his rolling chai;. Ile is
anding Ieside a tabic, one ihand r-t
g on two books that lit oII I ie surEi(
hile the other rests acros hiLl body ia
8 f.ivorits positiOn ol'ge-aicuition.
The whole statue is sup;ooscd to re-p
sent Stephens while deliverin-. his it
MIS speech, "(;eor--. and Ohio again'' d
The iuscriptions ow tIh Iu') zinulei!
ive been Eselected by lio--e- who knew
ephens bst, ind te very appropriate
a M i* side is a ftoasiag irai is Au
ist.a speech: 6'I am afraid or nothm
a (-artl, or above ithe eartli. or undu
le earth, except to do wirong-the1t patI
M duty I shall endeavor to travcl, iOar
ig no evil, aaml dreading no con-sequ.eI
',s.' Another is: ",iere sleep tie re
iains of' one who dared to tell the oc
le they were wrong when he believed
an1 who never intentionallv deceived
friend oi l'etrayed an enemy.'' Oni
nother side is following written by ' ich
rd Malcom Johnson. "Throu.ghout life
sufferer in body, mind and spirit, ie
'as a signal example of' wisdom, cour
1e, foi titude, patience, forbeariag and
nlwearving charity. In the decreplitude
a2e c.illed to be Governor of I he State
died while in thie pt rioi mance of the
ork of' his ollice, aid it, seemed lit that,
-having survivLd Iren,s, br1thren,
sters and most of* the detir companions
his youth--hti should lay his di0n,
ad upon the bosom ofi his people.
On tbat side of the ni:iunmenit t:)warrd
berty 1ail is written:
"The (Great Commoner." "Tie de
lder of civl and relimious lilbert.y. IIe V
veal au( lo)k f:.m ith 01 R blel6 i
>thing save olory.''
Oi the "ide f'roli:i' the nat% od he
ati the ho'wyed f'1. ce I V. , are e
Ibruairy 11, 181'2: Memnber' of the
Leortia Ilouse if I I.resentatr i ive's 183d
1810; Member ofl t,he Geiioria Suc'e
niuite 18412; Memiber of the lUnit at
utes llouse of 1i. prrest iiaitives 1 848 to'
59); i ci.ied fromi Canre:rs, I1859; Vice
eisid1ent, of t.he Confjeder,u I" s
61 to 1865; Umited Staties Seniaor
act from Geoir.lar 18% m,ii.mb r L
nii'.d Sta es 1IIou5e of lte preseralativr s,
73 to 1882, Governor ol Geo'r'ia,
82; died in Atlanta Sund:ty mo rning t.
archi 4, 1882; aut,borom "The Cons u l..
>nail Viewv of thec War Huteen U thje
a'e's" imdt of "Thre Compen'dium'i of i
ii listory of the UJinled Snmuites from'a
M"i IEarbie't Setlcaemn t.o I872.'
ILenes d'i'regr'e!. :or non-ri r ndance
:r'e i'eaudI boim Gove rnor' W . .1 . Noth i
naitor' (ordoni, Gen'u IILary 11. Jaick-a
n, A.. 0. J1:con, Ch'Lirk lmveil andl I
hrers.
CJhief' .Jm:tc' lil ekley componil),ul a
et tn Stefphen .', wivch was ruitel by
r. Wai1lh, wvho l'adl a l arge wre:t Ii
wer' ls planced over thle shlera nlCf. ntihie
itiu' in~ reninbi rance of Ste ph en's
e:-loung denvotiruii t.n) the friils'' of
/it I inii reihgious liberty.
Tracin ItqobbIenr.
SA N" A No i10, Tea4 'tfv 26'. --h'e Ii
.st-bo)und paissL')ner tra.in ivaistihebl up \
idt robbed t'c GIolent in th is miiorrinrg biy a
,o iniaskt d menii. TI'he braiik emn, r pror- w~
r n'id conurct.or we re con fr'ontedl b
ith siX x shiote si~ , ainl lesseni -
r' Jarr'y wais t'oniiid 1(1 o~pn thIe a
jpic.is doolr at, t.he point, of a gain. p
coruldi not h,. learned what,
li(tnit was secu nred froin ih'' ex
'('8 comliiparny, ailthou gh it i.s gen eralIv y
direvedl the robber'is werei well paSt id OFr
etr trloub tle. The paisseniger.s were rnot '
01l1 td. A Iter takinrg everythinig of' 6
11lue, iit ntinrg th:e pay chect'tk for tie a
ml road timlIyes' of Si Angelo, Hal- Li
110er anid oftir western p)ointLs, the si
bbert'is fired two sho! ts iii close range to
me hituds of' the ci'ew, arnd bid themn n
>odby', say ing they w~ould il ike to inet, c
rein at the \Vo(ildt's I"airI. r
Our P'lace' in thu Pic'ture.
C(oii'nut a, S. C. ~Mayts 26.--Gover~nor t
ifa 1thafis tomlipl eti df his porion of'
te boo)k t) hie wirittr by the Giove'r
ors of t he revieratl Sinuthern States set- S
rig forth t' a ivantages, agrrenilt.ur
Ily andI o terwlsw, of their' 'e'spiective f<
Late's. At the recenut con0vet'i ion of' A
outhern G ovemrnors it w as <'ecidt t 0 (
repare rand pubhili si ih ai r (Fk . Gouv-b
rnoir Tfilflmn's o)Cen pies til t een ti y pie
ritten pages, andI covers th ie ld oth
outh Carolinia's reson re's very thfor
uighly. It was yesterday st1. tro Mr.
.Bell lagger, of R ichmiound, wh'lo wiiIl
ave charge of' the compilaion of the C
vork for the Governor's. Governor
tfilman fs also having at iiunber of'
andsome caits of pubile buildings madet
or this work.-State. a
A WONDERFUL CONVICI!
1OW ALBERT JENKINS ESCAPED
FROM THE PENITENTIARY.
[im Aninzing Ingenulty-Work ed for
Montlas Filing tivati From his cell and
"Dolna" a4 Padiock-Sil -.lown Fave
Stories.
COLUMIn1A, S. C., May 25.-One of
he most ingenious escapes ever made
rom the pen itentiAry occured last night.
L'he authorities are mystified, and can
iot, satisfy their own minds how itoc
urred.
The convict's name is Albert Jenkins,
nd as he was considered a dangerous
oivic, he Wa,s coulined in a cell on the
iest floor, where it was thought it would
10 iupossible for him to escape, but to
man with the ingenuity of Jenkins
1t'dig is seemingly impossible.
The doors )'[ the cells are of iron and
iud are doubly p,otected. From the
ipper part (it the door there projects a
riaingular piece of strong iron. When
he cell is closed a lont iron bar extend
throughout the length of the build
Is s rawn in front. Phe door can
ot possiblv be opened then. for the
rojecting iron from the door strikes it.
'his projecting piece is firmly riveted to
W door and it looks impossible for any
no without the necessurv tools to break
. In addition to all this there is a pad
-ek oil the doors.
Jenklns, by some means, toac the
vets out. There is some evi ence that
ile was used to file down the heads,
ud it, is supposed that this was his plau
a ny0ration.
ie miust have worked at it for many
ionths, and very quietly, for none of
.:-iard"s or atny ot the convicts in the
Ijoi.ni cels ever lieard him make
ny 1loi6e.
In his cell was found a little ball of
0al tar wrapped ia on old rag. It is
apposed that at1er filing the heads lie
,ould smear the coal tar on the heads,
I as ) pcevent, the guards from seeiniL
'fhat lie was doing. In the opemni,
'here the rivets were there were evi
ences that, tar had been placed there.
Having uott,en out the rivets there
ras still another dilliculty, the padlock.
;ut Jenkins had evidently fixed that
ome time ago. The lock, when closed,
,ll mak- a click as if it had locked.. but,
n examination this morning, showed
hat It would not, although sounding ex.
.ctly like it. Thle guards have never ex.
mined it, or at least not i ecently, and
.s they closed the door and clicked the
.)k they doubtless thought the prisoner
vas secure. Having fixed both the lock
Ad lroj,eting iron it was an easy
natter to open tfie door noiseles,ly.
Jelnkins had on a ball and chaln. The
>iece around his leg had been broken for
ome time in preparation for the escape.
Lo f lie or,zinary observer, or even to the
Iracticed eye, nothing was wrong with
The prisoner quietly took It ofilhis
and left it in his cell. The only
>o found in- the cell was a small piece
f' iron like a part of a blacksmith's
bs but to what purpose he put that
not known.
Jenkins, having gotten out of his cell,
luch was in the new prison, went up
airs to the fifth story and prized oft a
nall plai in the ceiling. Two con
Cs were sleoping near by but they say
iat they heard nothini.g. Now came
ic miost daring and dangerous part of
:e Cscape. 'JeDkins went through the
iling 1lor to that portion of' it which
co j ects four or Iivye feet, beyond t,he
i;ihutg. lie pmul led upi aniothier planlk
cur whecre a lirge scant,ling extended
omu the roof'to the ground. To get.
irouahi tl.hat narrowi hole on to this
Xilinhg wou'd lbe most, hazardous in
rial day lig.hi ; to do so successtully itt
h:it, is wom(terfiil. Bait .Jenkins ac
mhi )lislihd the feat, iIe slid downi to
ie .imdii. TIhe tcaniting was c>vered
'ith threads from his cotton clthin.
guard in the hiosp:tal heard a noise in
ie prson and suitmmound other guards.
'hey looked all around t,he buildin'g and
)out the yardl but could find not.hing.
is pr~obab).e that .Jenkins had reac'i9d
Ie crouiid aitl sereteid 1.imself hefore
w' iuards reachec i the scene.
JIen kmis' iinuitzin1g nerve ini cl imbinig
iwn th Ie scaninLg is more wonderful
lien thu laiet is consid.:red that, lie has
eiii vature (l' the Ilpine, which makes
imn a cipple. On) oIrdinary occa siins
ii apparent.iy c' mi hardly walk.
lIe :ot, out of the waulls soiiehiow.
obaody knows how he (lid it. WVhen it
as diI covered t his inorning that h~e had
caiied it was not4 thonghlt pose ibie that
coul have gotten out (of the walls,
'r at;er escaipi;mg fromu the prison lie
as till in thle yard, surrounded by
riek wa ls t rcnty to thirty feet, high.
lit lie got ou t . A thorough search was
a'l lo h im Iby all the force within t,he
aid . Eveiry nok and1( corner was ex
moiitd, bmut noi .Jenkins wa i there. The
all s inidal anid (lut were looked( over,
Lit there was niot.hin. to show where
ie pr isonier scaled thiemi. TIhie peniten
ary authioridies are thlerefore convinced
iat J1enkmis lhas go se.
Superinitendnenit Neal has senit men t.o
lerei, i rail statioiii several miles
onm thle eit,y and has notified the rail
aid authorities to k epI a lookout for
im. The piolice in this esty have been
iked LI) keep on the lookout, as it, is
inought, that plossibly lie may be hidden
'iewheric ini Columbia.
.Jenkims hais neveir beeni made t,o (10
ioch work o,vimg to his afliction. Col
inel Neal only cave him lighit jobs
bouit t.hi 'S aid, iIe was apphlarently t,he
eekest anid most ob)edienit prisoner in
ic whole lot, and to look at him nobody
'111uldsspect,him of harmingu a baby.
ut he is aliout the slickest negro in tihe
tat..
IIe was fir'st sent up) from Edgefleld
>r iive years for housebreaking on
~ugust, 2nd(, 1892. iIe eicaped, went t,o
hest,er, and wits convict.ed of house
reaking andI larceny t.here and was
aaiteniced again for five y'ears, having
en rt ceivedl agaiii at the penitentiary
1M12. iIe first, said t,bat, lie was a
alive (If Alabama, but tihe next t,ime he
amne lie said lie was from Georgia. iIe
hen gave his name as Mose Williams
has iIershal Ceatas: iIe escaped f romI
lhe Georgia chain-gang, where lhe was
entennedr fr t.welve years. li mas to
have been sent back there when his sen.
tence expired here. ie is said. also, te
have escaped from lhe Charleston jail.
Jenkins is a brigh t mulatto. red hair,
dark grey eyes, burnt in corner of left
eye, third and little finger of left hand
cut off at first joint, 5 feet 71 inches
high and about 25 years . ld.-Journal.
FEAR OF CHINESE FURY.
Mll'sionariots Iselleve Mounolal.s 1%lil
Take Terrible Rvenge,
SAN FRANCIsCO, May 19.--The Iev.
Dr. Condit, the head of the Presbyt( -,:ln
Chinese Alissions of the Pacilie claitA,
who has been engaged in Chiineso uis
sion work for over twenty years, andl
has spent much of that tilo il S>Iutli
China, was interviewed r(lative to I ie
effect of the Supreine Court decisioni in
China. lie said:
"I feel that an attempt, to enforvce tho
provisions of the Geary act so far as to
deport the Chinese now iII til t'nited
State would be a very dangerous thing.
I should expect that, inmediately 11uo
learning of ai atteipt to do I his tie
Chinese government would ordItr all
Americans to leave (hilil at oie.
Every Amnrican bidbding iii ha
would b3 destroyed, either Ihrown
down or burned, and the killing of
many American residents coulhintd-ly
be prevented. The first move would,
no doubt, be the recalling of'the Chinese
Minister and consuls now in t le ['nit wl
States, and the severing of all dipioma,
tic relations. Of course fuirther tiralfi
between China and this country would
be out of the question. I am certain
thatserious trouble will follow tire en
forcement of the law, because I itiler
stand thoroughly the Chinese nature
and Chine.e methods of revenge.
"'hen I have something Olse to ju<lge
by in regard to this (iestion in thre
shape of a letter from Dr. Martin, pre,i
dent of the Imperial College of Il'ekin.
In this 13tter Dr. Alartin says tliat t
called not long -go, uponl1 Ii llurng
Chang, the Chinese prime indis.er, mn(t
asked him the very question you are
now asking tme, and tie oni y repiy I hat
LI 1,ng Chang would make waii, t hait
the Americans would all be driven out.
Ilung Chang actu for the E mperor. lie
is virtually the government. The
Chinese are sometimes slow t o act, but,
once aroused they are the most vinldic
tive people on the face of the eart.h."
When asked whether the action of
the Geary law had already workel any
injury to American interests in China,
Dr. Condit sai<I that he could only re
ply to that in so far as the Iiiestion I
lated to missionary whork itere.
"It has already effected the work," Le
said. "We have been advii,d to s,n
no more tnissionaries thore until the
matter is entirely settled, and we are
acting upon tie advice. Titie inission
aries, and, in fact, all America residents
outside of the larger cities, woould have
no protection whatever from the viol
ence that they would containly receive.
'It is a serious question now whether
all the missionaries in the interior
should not be recalMd. Some are evein
now on their way back. We have als.)
sent word to stop all operations on the
chapel which is being built by the
Presbyterian Missisan Society in Can
ton. I should not be surprised to seee
the consuls and miisters oh the Ct ilese
government to the United States re
called at any time now in fact, I expect
it."*
Collector of Internal R-.tvenue Quino
said that the decision of the! I tiied
States Supreme Court relative to m,1 tite
portatioi of Chiinese dio not si rprise
lim. Ile will take no acti,n, hw evr
until furt,ier advice from the Treasurv
Department, as he was notil.ed somi.
Lime ago not, to make any arrests until
further ordfers. lie Itiks by their1
systematic cour lse of oppr sn in ti I
Aoe law, thre 2Irinese Six (,,Comp
Dies have bro.ghrt, about1 tn ir (ow:a le
struction. Ini case thei deptt i u ot
Uhinese is ordered, t,he collecto Wig t w
will begin on the crimti ial an ml~wirui
les.m class first, iIe hars a hisp ;riri ,i.e
::ription of nearly l,(Xi o1 such iin i ris
3ity alone, an<d could get at Ltm at
Mice. Th'Ien lie woil I begiti on the11
laborers.
District Attorney Carter' anid Colrc
Lor of the l'ort Pl'-ps saimd no-t ;
sould be donie util i itirthei'r onti a
rromr Washingtoii, but expressedi [m
Ipinion that departaItion ui Oii 1o
easy task. A inmber of promint ntI
Uhinrese mierchrants we'rt seo last eve
ring rund exphressed g reati re-grit ait ii ne
lecision (if tlhe couart, sayn, i . h irr'. m.
nleant, a terri ble setback for i ir bii. i
[less interest,s. Chlonrg Chian said ti L
11e estimiatedi it would nmorn a los t
ihi nese merchan i ilol ver 1,n on,i 1to
l'hey look, he said, ti' a aiitid-ruron
Af the law.
Truly3 ai wonoir. -
(lAA!LFir>TON, S. C., M\ay 2.o. Ia th
*ie( of wvonders it. is hai t.o tik 11cR0
mrythiing that w orild srirpise5 m-. un iy.
Lily halt a dozeon well inifotried p'irsonsu
-burt, it muns. be said that th parin to
enrtlemen who asseirblud in lIiard'v &
Inanigamilt.'s oflice yesterdaicy andt wvit
iiesd the test 1 tihe rew "Tel- iiuto
raph"r' were both sr pri s-i and c in ysti -
ied. Tihe Tefanitographr is ai rnachiin.
uy whrichr you can w rite autogracprhle:
ters a thorisatin miles away at it, is
perfect in every detail I. Tihe se u iin r
Indl receivingi i 1-nsil nents are nhIall
round metal boxe s abount eighrterr In
3hes across, a roll of paprer i-s ont e'ch,
mrossing through~l the centre. On)r ihe
transmitter l ays a snallI pencil, aLtt-tehed
to which are two silk t,b riis whichl
rni into the sides of the naichrine-. <I
the receiver aro crossedl wires w it ha
Pen point, fed ftromt a fount.ain. Thie
uperator sits (10wni at ihe transiniitAiir,
turns a switch, at, his leit hanrd ari
picks ump the penrcil wvithi is righlt, asx
tie mIoves the liencilI to thre lef t thre silk
sord seems to run out, oi one1 side atai
Lake til the slack err the other, lie
begins to wrnite---wit h easy reugulri1mI
strokes, he makes ligures, pictures,
B(quares, and circles, goes b)ack to cross
thie "L's"' and dot the "i's"', writ es upi hill
and down hill , hack wardis andi( uphsuie
ulown-and, look! on the sheet oh pre
viously white paper of' the receiver is
every st,rote lie made. Every line
amnd iguire reproduced. A utomratically
tihe paper is moved forward and the
pen raisedl. Thie coninection is only by
two wires-arnd "tire resistaince is about
two miles," says AMr. Goodrich, the
clever genrtleman in charge of the ma
chrir.es. Several other genrtleiaenr tried
their hands anu prodluceci some speci
mens that show, first, that they are not
allowing for the puli of the silk cords
and are also a triltte excited or nervous
-the receiver sheet shows every trem
ble of the h and.
MANY QUESTIONS OF LAW.
1uestous About Miopenfarles Plasged on
Uy tio Attorney General.
COL.UMI[A, S. C., May 24.-Since the
county board9 of control were appoint- 8
ed and the Governor has requested the
members to submit all questions of
law which do not appear to be clear as
to construction, to be submitted to him,
he, "in conjunction with the Attorney
General to decide thern," the questions
have been piliuig in.
Thin following opinion of tho Attor
lit-y General, filed with the Governor l
yesieid.y. covers a grtat many ( ies- la
-ls abo(til the coist ruction of the dis- It
penisary law which have already been ti
Sent inl: p
To Hlis ECxcellency, 1;. Hl.Tillinanm, Gov. is
Pruor, i
Dv:A i' -it: I have carefilly consid- 811
cred the iii i lies concrniig the (Its- li
pensary avt ((onlt ainied inl th. 'etter re- Pe
ferra d by your vxceileucy to iis oflice S")
wld bet to stal S inly to llitol thivrolili iatt,
li,o eotr in which ihy )cClr ;1 the
le t '. er. ;1ts
Jiil4 IIrs0 illi)(11iiy is as follows: WC
"( I) (ati ta porsin who owns real v SVI
tatt. ouilIde of, tho towni till, inl t . W(
cotutly sign applic:ation ?" .13
'llis <piestion reiis to the apli Vil
tion to bev i kde by any oie desiring io lel
Ie rourity di.pt-tiser. Miy answer to th
this iesltiol is that such per-sol cin- Pr
nIot,.sIgn thll application. aID
The (p ilestionl is a iollows: S1
2) (';1 :I person wvho ois 11) real thl
i Stal ' in his Ikk wiilil11 bitt owlis stock pr
inl a cop'r.t 10- which lls real cstate he
lit the o w M611 igil applic.itio"I ?" hla
Mly Ojni Oli is t hat lh4! Callilot. tih
( ) Can a peison who owiis real e- thi
Uite inl a it own. Ii, ut esid"s oatsile of po
its Imnm:;, Sign( an1 app!eat'ol fora dis- his
I anlswvlr, No. till
"(I.) ('an a Ip(r:nI who 1iow 10141h3 t,W
olli,-e breoniv e:milty orI l1n ispeniser ie
wvithont re.-igriing, :iad li"two
1:1 alnswering this 41ue'stion I must. ha
say ti I t h n der Sect ion 'N, A i eLiclo II ol Sill
the Cmo1lt it lit ilo m t Sout h Carolina, a tit)
lininther (fit' u l1gislat tiro could not I
:lcp,thl- po'it loll f county dispwnser th11,
wittitut,elng his se:k" inl I he jLis- thi
lature; blit'. toe ;ii :iny other ollice pr
c u111l a-Ccepll thll 11'>3iliOnl, pr-.vidItM tho ha.1
dt ies of tIle I wo ofices ho I.W, illolni- ani
pit ibleh-liat is, So t.le do 10ot1, coliiet no
With each otLher -o a ti i-)inturfere with hi-v
Uiachi other atl pivvevnIt a rop r dlis. Ti
charge therio)' byon a1 i it It e s unw di
pr-son. CV
'I'e above aro al tho imnplirie." Crn- Liu
t-ined in Hie lIt oitt rel'orr-.1 to, but I Ill
in:v as vell anslwr sol#n' otiers which
l8ivo ii-en 111;tdo Irolu tille to tilie. tw
>. "Li it obligatory tinl Ihe cotility dil
Ibari o!* control to appoint (lie onle be
w.ho secrities a i;ajo)rit y tvo iv freehold ici
voters li th to lown otr inv the board anl
use its discret ion ?" ki1
T.f. boill4ar Imay ulse its (iiseret iti aid
rej,ct-cl, any iinilroper applicalt. mi11
G. "Is an ex barteider eligible to I le St.
pwsitio;i ol comnty dispi-im-r or asikt- i:
;t I ipenser y" So
'he nil! 1 1 act, of his hvillg ali "lex- m1i
bartender" wouli lot, of itseif render il
himl ine(li.gibIle. WhaI:t a it has31 be18 enl 1
is lnot the <111cslion. TheIll importanlt ti
tliestion is whefier he is <pialilied as (i
ta Charact,er, labit:5, etc.., hilt I ia:3y as Sil
ivell say that 1inder. the aet one who bel
has dilltig fll two ye'lrs inimediatiely (nt
previoulls to 1iing p-titil n'11gageil in amn
hv ilitor busilv-s wothild tiol. hi con. cot
,;i(IfrIt eligihWe. prc
7.('.,it onehbliral.saeastr s
i'o to colki t, Ie*U ts, ctc.. sign applica- the
lion y illf
.Not, 1nhc..s bt, ik 411,1ill ill n Solie 1fro
hl, way Ih:i the pitein as t I'ustee. OtW
S. (in itihands vhose % ives owl iliI
,(.1I est ate. :nign pp i t nsyItll
\7. v I c
ii a I iw' where t 1.- tdipe'is:iry is t) it' We
al .yIu . dien 'Iva t .i4::25~a, er
A\ i. orlily tGeua:iai, 1n 11
II II*ili 1-r:b)'. 5' > 11 a l i ,. lu l '.,1, il
*VSI iIi : lc . l ('y3 'l I spia l
it' 3 I" i .>r i i : , M ich. io t'li er'
runw' ii . tyis: ht' ili-ta1 II ul)iv' , ithe' det,
i0to i nd who~ a hiutall y 1( tinurdered g Si'' tIl
'iliiiL '. Lr :.,I 3 tonii l2 'c ,uu tee! i
r" wtt aI es ii'ri jIe k Sitliv i 'tr ' ieo (li
11t1 h .-ily his ci'ilaldsolrini hst,l wue
is:<! 11 t3i ' o tta:i-n fa, In j, lio.-ni pe
alt niiei itu'.it:N I'h- li SJ0. A 're a roi
hri -Ive hill rfi as:111 thev. l <l, w dii
lt3g iia- I:t1 m lie shotld-. .1W befr ad13 t
13a1) V1-9 :3Wr.utel I i) le grulllI jy te n
)33l'101 tol enlitl i t ll V h' 13( w tii le
ii i e to e t hlose ('riw:gl tou broktn abeI
i-- aii l.y t!i u > act n dt I ag tig se d 111 11e avi
ri.iigli hlo iii e, A tt'lwa te crowd lI
I raggtl hinii irouth the j:uLcrrnlors01
Ie b (kig jual I v:udLv at thow rugih ai
iltt1iL gr<ilid aii'.91Vt( fet, Wint he fortI
-e er o i j axibt mo tuno anVoak-' the
l"'hi I)Cteni5 togt, stre <Wp5I anSurtsey cT
or theilg A priv )ge iolpu.g thogat thecL 01,
wh:e, which wa'soitrow o)ver the. limb CXs
un. hel ii nl 1)3otion i:uiarmi appar- tor
week ago! hVis headlayui hubC(rs were a
ciible abovel LI t h i bla c iaio tho.-eit ua
0h uial the spdit o coieA t rriean
asefol ed h oywa ,se
cak to kcine te lungmie at the na
olthe oiao tre:s o ls Fhir renairow d r
ongn o SuIhoy shudrs0hn1.e
PROFITS WILL BE BIG.
ILLMAN TALKS ABOUT THE DISPEN
SARY SYSTEM.
mOm e >rvati,m- on the Pevionce of
A-J.ulteratioli -R tiles and iR ,gulations -
Ironiui.todi-Sonio ItAoriation About
BMan ka and For1 4.
COLUMBIA, S. C., May 21.-Governor
IlIman last night gave the newspaper
en the most important interview re
ting to the dispensary ever given out.
is chock full of interesting informa
3n. It shows that the Governor has
isted himself thoroughiy and that he
satisfied that the dispensary will be
big thing for the State. it further
ows a determination to enforce the
v at all hazatrds and to teach the
opie of the world that the laws of
uta Carolina are not to be laughed
overnor Tillman said, when aske:1
to I he price at which the liquor
mid ho sold under the dispensary
,tem, that the cheapest whiskey
iold he ret tiled to the consumer at
a gallon, 7> ceits a quart, 40 cents a
it, and 20 cents a half pint, the dif
'enie in the smaller packages being
I Cost of the packing and glass. This
lee will apply to both rye and corn,
d the liquors sold at 83 will cost
,>0 at the distilleries and will be of
! best <quality obtainable at that
ce. lie went. on to say that since
has been investigat ing liquor, he
s disc.)vered t wo things: First,
it very little honest liquor is sold in
4 state, nearly all of it being com
mnded liquor: ind second, through
dealingi wit li v;ss manufacturers
bottles -if ltLks h-tt the dealers in
s State htvk IeL# u-ini vessels from
u to eight ouoct-s i - i, the require
[ts. Quarts have riv i wenty-ofx to
anty-eilit ounco3, %% hen) they should
, been thirty-two ounces, and
aller flasks show the same proper
to had further discovered, he said,
t nine-tenths of the li(iuor sold in
s State was from 60 to .0 per cent.
>of when it should have been 100. It
been watered as well as doctored
I colore(l and sugared. Practically
im of the liquor sold in this State
i run over the (.H) per cent. proof.
le whiskey that will he sold by the
ponsary will be from 20 to 30 per
i. stronger than that now sold, and
Lre will te an absolutely honest
3asure and ali absolutely pure article.
'I have had c.llected," he said, "about
enty-live samples of liquors from
ferent parts of the State, which will
turned over to I)r. 1iuracy for chem
it analysis as soon as he has the time,
d we will show the people what
id of stuff they have been drinking."
Prom the talks he has had with the
mi who sell li(iior to dealers in this
ite, he said, lie was canvinced that
ae-'Lenths of the whiskey sold in
uth Carolina is not o ior two or three
mths old and has not time to get
l!ow or lose its injurious properties.
When asked what lie thought about
3 opposition to the establishment of
pensaries, he replied that "the July
i would evaporate all that," and that
ore long dispensaries would be es
lished in nearly all of the counties
1, before January, even in those
intles where there is now absolute
hibition.
Ls to the profit to be derived from
system he said: "From the best
irmation I have been able to get
ii a variety of sources there is now
r a million gallons of whiskey sold
his .late, possilhy a million and a
1'. We estimate that there will be a
ing off of about onle-thiird in thle
sum11ption, certainlly not over a half.
will get a net p;olit of one (dollar
ofi every galloin of wvhiskey we sell
i in addition a considerable revenue
mi wines, beers, brandies, etc. It
i't cost maor e Lhain $l00,000 to dls
umit the goods, and it may cost
I R) t.o en force the law." Altogeth
hie said, lie could not, see how the
imumu prolit would be less thant
1,1) ) ihe iirst year.
alkinig auit the enforcement of
law, ho said that lie had just ord
I badges for speciali constables and
'ct iv' 8, anid he was going to have a
dI C >rps of co[nstalbls and deteetives
niakeC arrests, seize whiskeys, and see
' he law was properM3ily eniforced, as
I as keep an eye on the counr.v dis
sers Thf ese' sptciail con)st,ales will
b)ibliy givXe ant eye to I lie clubs. lHe
a ''etioos 21 ami 22 p)revents the
>ein ne or the kdeepintg of liquor in
libi r use byM 1 its iiembhers.
i.ir ide.t is to havye sam pies of all the
lhng breweries analyzed. Every
y v. ill he givenu a ini: chanice and
m i le .selectioins are made and tile
r , llered ont thle nirket the labels
be' ilenti"l, except as to numbers
td is, No. I will represent the beer
ce'irtain brewery and No. 2 of an
er brewery. Thel( labels will set
hi I hat it is l;ottled exclusively for
:ouith Carolina State i)ispensary.
beers that have been offered us
w a variation of as much as $3 50 a
of bottles (ten (dozeni pints.) "Now
idea in put,ting on the numbers is
n away with the difference which
-established reputation has had on
imaginatioii. WVe propose to let
b)ear, after it has stoodh the cheni
test, stand the test of the stomach
do away with anl imaginary supe
ity. W e won't force our people to
ik s1lop3 because they are made at
ie or are cheap). We will not buy a
hl-priced beer because it has a repu
on that is not better than a home
duict. All the beer must stand on
own merits on the market, and will
sold at, the uiflorpi price of fifteen
ts per bottle. I riope the Legisla
o will allow us to buy it on dIraught,
are it can be obtained cheap. Ice
I be used and the beer will be sold1
palatable shape. The State Board
sontrol will receive proposals from
different Ice companies that choose
niompete for the contract to provide
ior th,e suimmer for the county dis
users."
Uncew XNa Taikes a hand.
VAsmiN(uTON, D. C,, JAay 5,.-A. a
uIt of Istrict Attoiney 'Milchrist's
isultation with Attorney General
ley he took away with him last night
plicit instructions If he found on his
:ival In Chicago that the commIsqlon
Ii adhiered to Its decision to open the
orldl'a i"air next Sunday "to present
a matter to the Fedeial Court and
k for an injuanction or any other legal
'ocess which the facts would warrant
d which woula prevent a violation
the laws of theanie 1uate-"